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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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